I’ve attended 6 bridal shows in the past 8 weeks and plan on attending 5 more in the upcoming months.  You could say I love going to bridal shows!   So in the spirit of bridal shows, I thought I would include some pictures from a recent Bloomington show and some tips on how to [...]

Hi, it’s Angee, your honeymoon travel expert!  This week I am answering all your top travel questions.  Please feel free to email me with any other honeymoon or travel questions you may have. I will answer them in next weeks column.

When is Hurricane season?

Same as the rainy season in the Caribbean- June through November.  However, [...]

Date of Wedding: October 10, 2009

Ryan proposed at midnight on  New Years Eve, 2008 in front of their closest friends.   What a great way to ring in the new year!

Sarah and Ryan really wanted to get married in the fall and did not want to have a long engagement so they had to start the [...]

Hi!  I’m Angee Shields,  a “Honeymoon Travel Expert” with Vacations with Flair.  My job is not at all a sales person, but involves helping couples make the most of their special times together.  Here’s a collection of my best tips for Springfield Brides:

Both of you should be deciding on the perfect arrangements.  With so many [...]

This week I had the privilege of attending the Wedding Merchants Business Academy Convention and learned so much.  It was an excellent conference.  I was very impressed with the speakers and their topics.  Some of the topics discussed were blogging, websites, social media, marketing, bridal shows, top trends, etc.  I brought home a lot of [...]

Date of wedding: August 28, 2010
About our wedding:
“Jeff proposed to me on Mother’s day on our 3 year anniversary.  Both families and several friends were aware of the tactics he was up to-thank goodness I said ‘yes’!! He is originally from Dixon, Illinois and his extended family lives in Indiana and North Carolina. My family is from [...]

Katie and Luke’s wedding planning journey:
“Luke and I had been dating for just over a year before we got engaged.  He proposed to me on new years eve at midnight.  Within a week I had already booked the church and reception place.  Luke is a farmer so I knew I had only certain times to do it.  [...]

Christina & Jordan’s wedding planning journey:

“Jordan proposed 12am the night before Thanksgiving of 2008. Within a week we had chosen our wedding party, picked out our wedding colors, ordered bridesmaids’ dresses, found my wedding dress, and picked out a general time of year for the wedding.  I used the Springfield Journal’s Wedding Edition to track [...]

David’s Bridal plans to produce two of Kim Kardashian’s three Vera Wang wedding dresses, which will appear in selects salons by February as part of the David’s Bridal White by Vera Wang line.

Interpretations of the strapless basque-waisted gown Kim wore down the aisle and the mermaid dress she donned for her first dance will each [...]

So you say that money is no object when it comes to your wedding and that you are one of the lucky ones that have  unlimited funds? Wonderful, but if you are like most people these days, you will need to set a budget.

Here are a few tips to help budget for your big day:

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